IN THIS WORLD OF ESSENTIALS, we have

• Essential Oils (5 quarts of motor oil?),

• the 'Essential Van Morrison' album compilation,

• and it seems our government likes to MANDATE everything else that it deems 'ESSENTIAL'. 

Hi, my name is Paul, and let me tell you a bit about myself.​ I was living large as a big shot Pharisee who went by the name of Saul. The last thing I was… was a Christian.

Persecution for my faith?
I think the closest thing to persecution I encounter for my faith is attending church on a miserable, cold MinneFROZEta Sunday morning while 'Old Man Winter' mocks me for leaving my warm home to worship with the frozen faithful. 

As a guy.. I am a TV Commercial aficionado. While I respect my wife, when it comes to TV Commercials, I have a deeper appreciation for this truly ‘commercial’ art. 

Case in point is a TV commercial by AT&T where a tattoo artist tells his client he is just an ok tattoo artist but not a good one.

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CATHOLICS v PROTESTANTS... While many of us 'good' Protestants contend Catholics present NOT the Gospel alone, but the Gospel PLUS Something else. We also differ on the role of Mary and the Pope.

BUT looking in the mirror, many of us 'good' PROTS also differ in that it is not the Gospel of Salvation in Christ alone, but Christ and … Gifts of the Spirit, Baptism, Giving/Prosperity...and the Gospel of JOHN CALVIN?

Restoration stories on TV typically focus on reviving historic homes or vintage vehicles, blending craftsmanship, history, and personal narratives.

Well, let me share a few details of my own personal restoration story

As a Cartoon Curmudgeon, I lament this glass half empty 24/7 ENTERAIN/TEMPT me society attempting to compromise my values.

SIN is just a mouse or TV remote click away. BUT then I realize my glass is also HALF FULL, Jesus is everywhere!

Protestants (and our 1 billion denominations, I counted), and Catholics all doin' our Sunday 'thang'. So many choices, and yet… not everyone wants to go to church.

Come join me ON THE QUEST of a stereotypical guy (not me) who does not want to go to church.

If God had to file a Tax Return … MIND BLOWN

I often share this as a qualifier of my life. I AM A PRETTY GOOD GUY— no murders or bank robberies. I do not belong to any gang, and I have not been featured on Dateline in a double murder mystery where my wife and dog mysteriously disappeared, and foul play is suspected of ME… DESPICABLE ME.

Time to Spring Clean my Spirit

I too often get angry over issues I should not have let push my button… BUT contrast my anger with the day Jesus with righteous anger cleared the Temple turned Market… and after leaving the temple still had enough steam to curse a fig tree.